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Hello everyone,
Since Time Machine is integrated into OSX I figured this was the right section of the forum to post.
I have an external USB HD with Time Machine backups on it. I am about to get a new MacBook Pro and I would like to restore my documents, settings and applications from the Time Machine backups to the new machine. My questions are as follows:
Thanks in advance! You guys are great.
Since Time Machine is integrated into OSX I figured this was the right section of the forum to post.
I have an external USB HD with Time Machine backups on it. I am about to get a new MacBook Pro and I would like to restore my documents, settings and applications from the Time Machine backups to the new machine. My questions are as follows:
When I plug the external HD into the new MacBook Pro, will I be prompted to restore everything from the backups on said drive?
Is the restoration of backed up data destructive?
To clarify, if I restore all of my applications from the Time Machine backup, will any new applications that are installed on the new MacBook Pro, but that didn't exist on the previous machine be erased?
Lastly, will my new machine be able to pick up with its own backups to the same Time Machine backup database, or will the new machine need to erase the existing backups to start its own backup sequence?